Kansas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Kansas Senate District 9
A district of about 83,000 people, 44% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+14.0 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Beverly Gossage (R) · won61.2%
- Norman Mallicoat (D)38.8%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 40 seats
Every Kansas State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
15 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Beverly Gossage (R) | Norman Mallicoat (D) | 22.3 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Beverly Gossage (R) | Stacey Knoell (D) | 4.4 |
| 2016 | Julia Lynn (R) | Chris Morrow (D) | 20.0 |
| 2012 | Julia Lynn (R) | Merlin Ring (D) | 27.7 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Julia Lynn (R) | Ron Wimmer (D) | 9.9 |
| 2004 | Kay Oconnor (R) | Mike Boatright (D) | 20.2 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Kay Oconnor (R) | Jeffery A. Emrick (D) | 41.5 |
| 1996 | Rich Becker (R) | Micheline Burger (D) | 39.0 |
| 1992 | Paul Burke (R) | Velma Randall (D) | 28.3 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Paul Burke (R) | Ina Kay Zimmerman (D) | 38.9 |
| 1984 | Paul Burke (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Paul Burke (R) | Gary Smith (D) | 40.3 |
| 1976 | Paul Burke (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Robert F. Bennett (R) | David J. Waxse (D) | 27.3 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | William A. Dearth (D) | J. D. Baumgardner (R) | 0.9 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 9
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 9's area in each.
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | R+16.8 | No race | R+28.4 |
| U.S. Senate | R+24.1 | No race | R+23.6 |
| Governor | No race | D+0.7 | No race |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 40 seats. Small marks are other seats in Kansas. The black marker is District 9.
Higher than 72% of seats.
Lower than 54% of seats.
Higher than 54% of seats.
Lower than 59% of seats.
Lower than 56% of seats.
Denser than 51% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 3739% college gradsR+16.8Not up in 2026District 20
40% college gradsR+5.1Not up in 2026District 3
37% college gradsR+12.3Not up in 2026District 31
32% college gradsR+26.4Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET